The cruelest miles
Subtitle: the heroic story of dogs and men in a race against an epidemic
By: Gay Salisbury, Laney Salisbury.
Contributors: Salisbury, Laney.
Publisher: W.W. Norton & Co.
Published: 2003
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 303
Subjects: Diphtheria -- Alaska -- Nome; Sled dogs
Description: The story of the 1925 Nome, Alaska, diphtheria epidemic describes the plight of the patients, with a blizzard imminent and the much-needed serum seven hundred miles away, as teams of sled dogs and their drivers become the only hope for survival.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Gold, men, and dogs; title: Outbreak; title: Quarantine; title: Gone to the dogs; title: Flying machines; title: Hunters of the North; title: Rule of the 40's; title: The real heroes were dogs; title: Red tape; title: The ice factory; title: Up against it good and strong; title: Saved.